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WCS Publishes Scientific Who’s Who of Bolivian Mammals

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WCS Publishes Scientific Who’s Who of Bolivian Mammals
(July 31, 2013) From the obscure “Count Branickii’s terrible mouse” to the mighty jaguar, WCS database shows 31,380 distributional records for 116 Bolivian medium and large-sized mammal species. Database is a major contribution for future conservation decision-making of some of South America’s most threatened and charismatic wildlife. The database details 31,380 distributional records for 116 species of medium and large-sized mammals ranging from the curious pacarana – a 30-plus ...

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The Vesty Pakos Zoo. A Children’s Domain

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The Vesty Pakos Zoo. A Children’s Domain
(May 29, 2013) A celebration that has become a tradition at the "Vesty Pakos" Zoo of La Paz, each April 12, on the day of the child, the zoo invites boys and girls to visit the animals and learn more about their life and conservation importance. A fundamental ally for this activity is the Wildlife Conservation Society.  This year, the wild cats of Bolivia were the central theme of the talks, games and other activities that allowed children to have fun while learning about wildlife. Approximately 550 prim...

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Municipal authorities and more than 4,000 people became conscious of the importance of Beni endemic titi monkeys

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Municipal authorities and more than 4,000 people became conscious of the importance of Beni endemic titi monkeys
(December 07, 2012) After eight years of scientific research conducted by Wildlife Conservation Society on the two Callicebus endemic species of Beni, efforts focused on the dissemination of information and raising awareness of local people about the importance of their conservation. To this end, during 2011 and 2012, the project "Strategic Outreach for the Conservation of Bolivian Endemic Titi Monkeys (Callicebus modestus and Callicebus olallae)” was carried out with the support of a grant provided by the Co...

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WCS Photo of Rare Cat in Bolivia Wins BBC Camera Trap “New Discoveries” Competition

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WCS Photo of Rare Cat in Bolivia  Wins BBC Camera Trap “New Discoveries” Competition
(November 23, 2012) Photograph documents first record of an oncilla in Madidi National Park  A photograph taken by Wildlife Conservation Society scientists of a little known Bolivian cat species called an oncilla has won a BBC Wildlife camera-trap photo competition.  The photo, which won the New Discoveries category, documents the first known occurrence of this extremely rare spotted cat in Madidi National Park.  Oncillas occur across the Amazon and along the tropical Andes. About the size of ...

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WCS Conservationist Honored by IUCN

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WCS Conservationist Honored by IUCN
(September 20, 2012) Oscar Loayza receives the Kenton Miller Award for 2012 Loayza is the Sub Director of WCS’s Greater Madidi-Tambopata Landscape Conservation Program JEJU, REPUBLIC OF KOREA (Sept. 12) — Oscar Loayza of WCS’s Madidi Program in Bolivia has received the Kenton Miller Award for Innovation in Protected Areas Management at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Jeju, Republic of Korea from Sept. 6-15. Loayza, the Sub Director of the WCS Greater Madidi-Tambopata Landscape Conserv...

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